soul-searching

Example Sentences

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There will be questions and soul-searching about these horrifying disclosures in the weeks, months and years to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Indeed, such has been the level of contemplation regarding Frank's immediate future at Tottenham in recent weeks that this loss will almost certainly trigger further soul-searching from the club's leadership group.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Yes, according to career coaches, though it requires some soul-searching, planning for what’s next and, frankly, sucking it up.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Reading Bonfire led to reading business news and, after more soul-searching, before I knew it I was off to business school and the much-less-boring world of finance and entrepreneurship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

An electronic river of true pain had sprung up in that period of national soul-searching, far deeper than I’d imagined, and it was wrenching to have so much of it run literally through my fingers.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz